PHARMACEUTICALLY AVAILABLE DERIVATIVES OF PROTOBERBERINE SALTS, PROTOBEREBERINE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR SALTS

摘要

The antifungal formulation comprising the novel compounds of the following chemical formulae (I) and (II) exhibit in vitro antifungal activity against fungi including cutaneous filamentous fungus, such as Epidermophyton, Microsporum, Trichophyton, Sporothrix schenckii, Aspergillus or Candida. The formulation of the present invention exhibit in vitro antifungal activity at the concentration of 1-100 mu g/ml. wherein R1, R2, and R4 may be the same or different, and represent C1-C5 alkoxy, R3 represents hydrogen or C1-C10 alkyl, A- represents inorganic acid ion, organic acid ion or halide, R5 represents hydrogen, pyridylmethyl, substituted pyridylmethyl or a group having the following chemical formula(XI) wherein Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 and Z5 may be the same or different and represent hydrogen, halogen, C1-C5 alkyl, trifluoromethyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, nitro, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkylamino, acetylamino, C1-C8 trialkyl ammonium, guanidinyl, methylthio, ethylthio, trifluoromethoxy, hydroxy, phenoxy, vinyl, carboxyl and C1-C2 alkoxycarbonyl group.